Pin-ticketing machine.



F. KOHNLE.

PIN TICKETING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APE. so, 1906.

Patented June 18, 1912.

F. KOHNLE. PIN TICKBTLNG MAGHINB. APPLICATION FILED APR. 30I 1906.

Patented June 18, 1912.

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P. KOHNLE.

PIN TICKBTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. so, 1906.

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IF. KOHNLE.

PIN TIGKBTING MAGHINB.

APPLIOATION-FILED APR. 30. 1906. 1,029,695.

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Patented June 18, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. so, 1906.

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PIN TIGKETING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PR. ao, 1906.

1,029,695 Patented June 18,1912.

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APPLICATION FILED AP'B.. 30I 1906. 1 ,O29-,6-95 Patented June 18, 1912.

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PIN TIGKETING MACHINE. ABPLIGATION FILED APB. so, 1906.

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@ETTEN STATES lPATENT OFFICE..v

FREDERICK KOHNLE, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO SAFE DEPOSIT &TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEEOF DAYTON, OHIO.

PIN-TICKETING MACHINE.

'Automatic Pin Ticketing Machine Oompanyof Dayton, Ohio, assignee.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce a simple and durablemachine so constructed that by the operation of a slide,l

the following results are accomplished A strip of paper 1s fed into themachine under a printing press, a strand of wire is fed into a wireguiding device, both wireV and paper are' simultaneously fed by properinstrumentalities in such a manner that the exact predetermined lengthsare fed at each successive return movement of the main actuating member.In the forward or downward movement of the slide the first operation isto strain and cut the wire, then the wire is bent by the bending toolinto a staple, as the slide moves fart-her a staple driver engages thetop of the staple and drives thesame into the strip of paper previous-lyfed under the platen. The prlnting press is operated to print tags inadvance of their being fed under the anvil. The staple isbent over ananvil in advance of the action of the staple'driwr. which as itadvances, engages and moves ihc anvil out of the way, at the same timecoming in contact with It-he staple, finally forcing it down into thetag and clenching the limbs if de sired. Before the staple is drivenmechanism is operated by said slide to raise the clenching` block onwhich the goods rest and by means of which the staples are properl)7clenched through the ticket and fabric.

This forward or downward movement of the slide is operated by power,`andpreferably manually by afoot treadle. The return movement of the slideis operated preferably by a spring, the tension of which has beenimparted thereto by the forward movement Specification o f LettersPatent.

Application filed April 30, 1906.

Patented June 1.8, 1912.

serial No. 314,456,

of the treadle mechanismpthe operating frame respectively.

The return movement of the slide effects the following steps in timemovements the first being the. release vof the platen operating leverallowing it and the platen to drop back to the normal; second, operatingthe positive feed mechanism to simul taneously feed forward the wire andpaper for a staple and tag, simultaneously with this movement the wirecutter and former and staple driver.are retracted to the normal.

As shown in the accompanying drawings the inking roller traversesthebases of the type both on the forward and backward movement of theslide. This is not material except to obtain a simple construction ofthe inking device. Y

An object of my invention is to provide a pin ticketing machine with alpair of coacting rollers, one of which is yieldingly supported, andbetween which a strand of wire is fed with the rollers positivelyrotated at intervals relative to the operation of a main actuatingmember for feeding an appropriate length of wire to the staple formingmechanism. The wire is severedl by cutter mechanism likewise operated atan interval relative witlrthe operationof the main actuating member forcutting proper lengths of wire to be formed into Figure l is a sideelevation of the head of my improved pin ticket machine, with some ofthe parts shown in section. Fig. 2 is' an elevation of the opposite sideof the machine. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 4 is adetailed frontelevation of the staple driving mechanism. Fig. 5 is aside elevation thereof. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the machine. Fig.7 is a top plan View of the machine. Fig..8 is a s ection on line m, m,Fig. 7. Fig. 9 1s a section on linew, w, Fig. 8. 'Fig l0 is a section online o, o, Fig. 7. Fig.-l1 is a section on line tional view of vthelower portion of the staple bender. Fig. 18 is a top plan view of theclenching block mechanism. Fig. 19 is a central vertical section of thepedestal and its continued head, the head being partly shown in section.

In the accompanying drawings a pin ticket machine is shown in thepreferred form of construction, in which the head journaled in saidstandards 13, 14.

carrying the slide, the stapling, ticket mechanism and other operative.parts are mounted on a hollow pedestall 1, (see Fig. 19), in the baseof which is pivoted a treadle 2, which actuates the mechanism. Upon ltherear end of the pedestal base is journaled a pilot Wheel orroller 3. Thelocation and position of this roller is such that the machine may berocked off of the base, suspended upon and moved by' the travel of theroller, 'Which is ofgreat-convenience in moving ythe same from place toplace.

4 representsa connecting' rod pivoted at one end to the treadle andprojecting up through the slot5, in the base plate 6, of the head andadapted to be connected to the operating slide, hereinafter described.

7 represents a coil spring placed at one side of the connecting rod, oneend of which is connected to thel treadle and the other end to the upperend of the pedestal.

8 represents the paper casing in which is journaled the paper striproll. -9 represents a similar case in which is journaled a roll of wire.

10 represents the wire guiding horn through which the wire is drawn bythe feeding rolls. Y

11 represents a curved paper guide and support, guiding the paper to thefeeding ro ls.

12 represents the upright frame on which I the ticketvmechanism ismounted.

13, 14, represent the standards on which the feeding shafts arejournaled, (see Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9). 15 represents a through shaft 16represents a paper feeding roll fixed to shaft 15, the periphery ofwhich is knurled. 17 represents a ratchet wheel on said shaft and madefast to the feed roll. 18 represents an oscillating arm journaled onshaft 15. 19

represents a ratchet Wheel, (see Fig. 9), se'- cured to the gear Wheel20 fixed to said shaft 15. 21 represents a wire feed roll mounted on theouter ends of said shaft 15, the periphery of which is knurled. 22represents a shaft journaled to said columns 13. 14.

23 represents a coacting paper feed roll.v

the periphery of which is preferably smooth so as not to mar theprinting surface of the tag slip.

24 represents a gear meshing with gear 2O on -shaft 15.

25 represents a coactin'g wire feed roll having a knurled periphery.

In the operation of these feed rolls, they are required .to be driven atcertain predetermined times Aand relative speeds to coact with theprint-ing and stapling mechanism and to relnain at rest during theoperation of printing and stapling. For this purpose the followingmechanism-r is provided :-26 represents a feed arm rigidly secured tothe vslide 27 or main reciprocating member, (see Fig. 1), said memberworks in guides formed in the upright frame 12, said slide beingactuated by the t-readle and connecting rod. As before stated, theprinting and stapling mechanisms are operated at the down or for- Wardmovement of the slide, the feeding mechanisms are operated by the returnmovement of said slide. For this purpose arm 26 is connected tothebottom of the slide 27. Upon the'upturned end 2S of said arm is a slotin which is gibbed slide block 29 of the lifting arm 18. 30 represents apaw] pivoted to said arm 18 and engaging with ratchet wheel 19. As saidarm is raised the pawl 30 engagesvivith one of the teeth of the ratchetwheel 19 and drives shaft 15 one step movement, which in turn feeds thewire and paper, and by means of the gears 2() and 24 imparts motion toshaft 22 and vcoacting feed 'rolls 23 and 25, which respectively gripthe wire and paper and positively feed the same the desired steps. It isabsolutely essential that the feed rolls should be positively stopped atthe end of the desired step movement. For this purpose paWl 31 (see Fig.1),. controlled by a spring .32, is provided so as to automaticallyengage with the teeth of ratchetwheel 17, the parts being so adjustedthat vthe stop pawl acts just at the end of the travel of driving pawl30. Pawl 31 has a cam surface 33 against which pin 34 comes incontact onthe downward movement of arm 26 andvtrips the pawl 31. On the upwardmovement of arm 26,pawl 31 reengages with the ratchet wheel. 17 beforepawl 19 imparts feed motio-n to shaft 15.

It is absolutely essential to have the movements ofthe feeding devicesstart and stop at predetermined times, and it is also essential that thesame exact amount of wire and length of .paper strip be fed at eachsuccessive movement, so that the tag and staples will always haverespectively the desired lengths, and also that the printing upon thesuccessive tags shall be exactly at the same place, otherwise the tagswould be neither properly printed nor roperly stapled. .To accomplishthis resul I provide sufficient tension to make-an absolutek gripping.of the ,iso

'60 Fig. 10).

feeding rolls on the surface of both the wire and paper. It is desirablealso that tension be applied to the shaft near each end, so that eachend of shaft22 may be separately raised to insert separately the wireand paper strip.

35, (see Fig. .8), represents a slidingjour- `nalboX for shaft 22.

36 represents a compression spring secured within the housing 37, andbearing on the journal block 35, which form a part of the journal cap.The cap screws 38, (see Fig. 7), draw this compression' spring 36 firmlydown upon t-he sliding journal blocks and impart suflicient friction 'tothe bearing of the shaft 22, as to cause a gripping engagementof the tagfeed rolls 16 and 23, and the wire feed rolls 21 and 25, therebyinsuring an eXact and positive length of both wire and paper at eachforward movement of the feed shafts 15 and 22.

39 represents a lever .for lifting the ends of shaft 22 for initialfeeding. Said lever 39 being connected to an actuating rod 40,

25 squared on one side, (see Fig. 8), and abutting the journal box 35,whereby a movement of lever 39 to either the right or left will impartan upward movement to the journal box, thereby releasing the fric--tional contact of the feeding rolls. A duplicate construction is carriedout for support 14.

In the operation of the machine in order to print and staple properly,it is absolutely necessary to make a full throw of the v slide 27 ineach direction, to insure the proper length ofticket, feed of wire andthe complete operation and restoration of the various operativeelements. To accomplish this the followingl mechanism is providedConnectingrod 4 projects up through the base 6, as shown in Fig. 19, andis connected to the slide 27 by pin 41. Upon said pin is mounted plate42 having at its upper end 45 a side projecting lug upon which aredouble faced serrations or ratchet teeth 43, said plate 42 is looselyjournaled on the pin 41,

and held up against the connecting rod 4 by means of the spring 44. 45,(see Figs. 2

'50 and 10), represents a coacting plate having a similar lug, on eachside of which are hooked serrations 46, as shown in Fig. 10, havingengagement with the serrated faces 43. Said plate 45 is secured to theframe by pin 47 loosely supported thereon and controlledby a spring 48.The two plates 42 and 45 are hung in different planes, as shown in-Fig.2, and their engagement is \with the side projecting serrated lugs, (seeIn Fig. 10, slide--27 is shown having made a partial downward movement.The edges of plates 42 and 45 are beveled respectively so. that t-heedges will slide past each other, the said plates yielding to bring theratchet shaped teeth in engagement with each other and thereby lockingthe slide against an upward movement, until a complete stroke has beenmade and the engagement between the plates 42 and 45 has been broken.The said plates ride over each other in like manner on the res verse orreturn movement, locking Slide 27 against any downward movement untilthe full up-stroke has been made. vThis locking of slide 27 against.partial return vmovements until a full stroke each way has been made,is a very important advantage in the operation of this device, as apartial return movement in either direction of the slide 27 wouldderange t-he respective step motions.V It will be observed that theserrated faces of the two members on the in- Y thence through the guide49, through the slot in the limbs of the staple former 50. The grippingof the wire feed rolls is such as to hold the wire firmly in positionready for the operation of cutting and stapling.

In the preferred form of construction the Dstaple bender 50 is acylindrical shell 51 fo-r the main body portion, and is provided with alongitudinal slot 52 formed in the two limbs 53 at the lower end forholding and bending the wire and an upright limb 54 projecting up intothe guide head 55. Said guide head is provided with a recess into whichis seated and pivoted the cam 56.

57 represents a spring actuated pin seated in said head 55. 5 8represents a corresponding recess in the limb 54 into which said pin 57automatically engages and disengages with and from in t-he operation, aswill be presently described. 59 represents the staple driver which is acylindrical rod rigidly secured to the head and traveling in said shell51 for its guide. In order to insure a firm support for .these parts, Iprovide two guide rods 60, 61, rigidly secured to said head 55 and whichtravel in bores formed in bracket 62 `forming a part of the uprightframe 12, that bracket overhangs the platen 63, see Fig. 18. 64represents a swinging anvil hinged to said bracket 62 the forming endnormally resting between the limbs 53 of the staple bender 50. It isprovided ,with a slot 65 through which the wire passes which is oppositethe slots 52 of the bender 50. The inner face 66 of said anvil isinclined so as to allow the ready pulling off of the staple which isbent over the same by the bender 50, as will be hereinafter described.

These staple forming and drivingmechanisms are operated as follows -Uponthe top of slide 27 is mounted an arm 67 projecting forward and bent atright angles and connected to the head 55 by a screw boltl 68, as shownin Figs. 1, 7 and 15, so that the head 55 and its attached parts areoperated by the said slide 27.` 69, (Fig. 3), represents a plate securedto the frame 12 and is provided with a notch 70 into which the cam 56normally passes. It will be observed that the shell bender 50 normallyhas no connection with the head 55, but rests against the springactuated pin 57, the friction of which allows a slight movement when theslide 27commencestomove down. When the head 55 and its attached parts,driver 59 and guides 60 61,. are moved down, the friction of the pinmoves the former down slightly until the wire which lies within theslots. is properly strained for cutting, which will arrest the movementof the bender 50l until it is independently moved by the cam 56. Thewire 1s severed at this time by the shear blades 71 actuated by the bellcrank lever 72 to the free end of which the blade is attached by pivot.73.. The bell crank lever 72 is actuated by the pin 74 ou the side arm67 striking the in-- clined face 75. Pin 7 G strikes the circular camface 77 and throws the bell crank lever back to normal. In order toprevent the pin 74 from operating the bell crank 72 on theup-stroke, theinner face of the head of the bell crank lever 72 is provided with an inoline 78, (see Fig. 13), allowing the bell crank to remain in its normalposition.- The spring 79 allows the bell crank 72 to move laterallyslightly and returns it to normal. 121 represents a plate secured to theframe 12, through. which the wire is fed. The front or free end of saidplate being beveled and in line with the shear blade 71. 122 representsa spring fixed to the shear blade, its free end projecting downward inrear o-the plate 121 for maintaining the shear in frictional contactwith the plate 121, (see Figs. 2, 3, 11, 12). 49 represents atubethrough which the Wire is fed from the feed rolls 21, 25, to the' plate-121.

It is necessary for the bender 50 to stand normally with the `limbs inposition to receive the wire as it is fed forward. For this purpose eachof the limbs are provided with a conical threading eye 80 upon thethreading side of the limbs 58, so as to guide the wire into the slotsand hold it in proper posit-ion for severing and then bending the same.In order to bend the staples an independent advance of the bender 50 ismade by the following devices -Cam 56 is brought into action by the lug81 of the plate 69, (see Fig. 3), striking the heel of. the cani,throwing it over upon the top ot' the bender and holding it in'coutactduring the passage of the cam across the face oi the lug 81, thusdriving the bender 50 downward a sufficient distance to bend the'staple, and it is during the period of cam engagelnent only thatfthe camis positively driven. As soon as the. camis released it remains at restuntil the up stroke of the main actuating member. The adjustment of theparts and the length of the wire are such that the limbs'of the stapleare brought down just above the tag. As the head 55 continues to movedown the st-aple driver 59 strikes the bow of' the staple and drives itthrough the tagsV and the fabric to which it is to be attached.. This.action of the staple driver` moves the wire oif of the anvil 64 swingingit back free of the staple. v82 represents aV springj resting on thelurg 83which 'is compressed by forcing back of the anvil former andreturns vit back to normal position between the limbs 53 when the stapledriver gis. retracted by the upfstrokeof the slide.

When the down stroke is completed lthe spring 7,` (the pressure on thepedal being released), retracts the slide 27 making-the l lip-stroke.actuated pin 57 engages with the conical recess 58, raises the bender50'to its normal position, bringing the shell 'portion 51 During thislip-stroke the spring against the stop screw head 84, which limitsspring actuated pin 57 to be disengaged .the upwardtravel of theformercausing the from the recess 58, and the headv 55 with itsVattached parts is raised to the uppermost normal position.

Inthe preferred form of mechanism for clenching the staples, thefollowing instrumentalities"are employed 85 represents i a supportmounted upon the base plate 6., provided wi-th the rods 86, 87, to whichare slidably mounted the ears 88, formed integral with the clenchingblock frame 89,- forming 'guiding instrumentalities therefor'. Thisframe 89 is slotted, through which 'the lifting lever 90 projects, saidlever 90 is hinged to the ears 91 formed integral with the support 85.The lifting lever 90 is actuated by a link arm 92 pivotally mounted at93 tothe'slide 27 and moving vertically therewith, said link armandlever being notched and adapted to engage with each other, as shown at94, Fig. 1, whereby when the slide 27 moves down, the rear end of lever90 is depressed raising-'the forward end for actuating the clenchingblock frame. 95 represents a yoke straddling the free end of vthe lever9.0 and mounted in a groove formed in the clenching block frame andadapted to slide vertically therein. 96 represents a coil spring, oneend of which seats upon the yoke 95, the opposite end bearing againstthe clenching block G8. .Said

connection at 94 with lever 90.

clenching block 63 being rigidly secured to the frame 89. Thisconstruction forms a yielding support for the clenching block, thefunction of which lis as follows z-The fabrics to be ticketed vary inthickness and it is desired when thick goodsy is to be tagged to allowthe clenching block to yield so as to save the adjusting of theclenching' block to different positions according to the thickness ofthe material. The adjustment of these levers is such that the clenchingblock is raised at the time the staple is formed and before the drivingof the staple. The clenching block and lever 90 are held in positionuntil after the stapling is completed and until the 11p-strokecommences. The clenching block is retracted at the beginning of theupstroke by the following mechanism z-97 represents a tripping pawl, theinner face of which is provided with a slot 98, shown in dotted linesFig. 1, and in elevation Fig. 6, into which the pin 99 of link arm 92enters, first, striking the inclined face'100 of pawl 97, moving itback.

on its pivot 101 and engages with the end of the slot` as it isdisengaged from its This allows the lever 90 to be forced back to"normal position by the weight of the clenching block frame-89. Theposition of these parts is shown in Fig. 1'. The pivot of link arm 92 isfixed to the slide 27 andextends therefrom in order to aline the linkarm in position to actuate the lever 90 and the pin 99 of the link arm92 to engage with pawl 97. 102 represents a coil spring, (see'F ig. 10),one end of which is secured to the link arm 92, and the opposite end tothe slide 27 for automatically returning the link 92 to its normalposition engaging the lever 90 after it has been released from the pawl97 in the upward movement of the slide 27.

lVhen itis desired to staple a tag without clenching the same, thenotched end of lever 90 is depressed by hand which will permit the linkarm 92 to swing upward by the tension of the spring 102 and assume aposition, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1, andengage the stop pin 120fixed to and projecting from the slide 27. The disengagementfof link arm92 from lever 90 maintains the clenching block frame 89 normally idle 1na position free from engaging the stap-le, in the downward or forminglmovement 0f the slide 27, and allows the stapling of a tag withoutclenching the limbs thereof and permits the stapled ltag to be appliedto the goods by hand. 103 representsa yoke, (see Figs. 1 and 18),pivotally secured to the clenching block 63 and adapted to be swun in avertical position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. 104 represents anotch formed in the under face of said yoke and in a position adapted toguide the limbs of the staple as they are being forced through the tagand prevents the spreading of the limbs of the staples and leaves themperfect in shape for hand sta- .pling. This is a great convenience andvery room where the goods are stored than itr is to carry the goods tothe marking department. Various other similar circumstances occur thatmake it extremely desirable to use this machine in its two-fold manner.

In the accompanying drawings the vrtype j z chase 105 is shown inoutline infFigs. land 7, but the details of the same are not shown asthey are constructed substantially as shown and described in LettersPatent No.

762,322, granted June 14, 1904, to which reference is made for a fulldescription thereof.

106 represents the inking roll supported upon arms 107, 108, constructedsubstan` tially as shown and described in` Letters PatentI No. 7 62,322,of J une 14, 1904. This inking roll is oscillated in the presentinstance to ink the type as follows :-107, 108, represent, (see Figs. 1,7 and 10), arms upon the free ends of which the inkingroll is ournaled,said arms being fixed to a rock shaft 109 journaled in bearings in thetype chase frame 118, said type chase frame being fixed to andadapted'to move with the slide 27. 110 represents a link' fixed to theshaft 109, and 111 represents a link pivotally connected at one end withthe free end of link 110, the opposite end of link 111 being pivotallyconnected to an ear formed integral and projecting from the frame 12.Thus. adownward movement of the slide 27 will cause the shaft 109 to berocked by links 110 and 111, swing arms 107 and 108 forward carrying theroller underneath the face of the type inking the same. Said inkingrollremains in such forward posi tion during the entire downward movement ofthe slide and returns to its normal positionby the upward movement ofthe slide 27..

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the reciprocation ofthe slide D staple over the anvil 64. 4. The advance of the stapledriver contacts with thevface of the anvil 64 and with the loop of thestaple pushing the former back out of its path. The clencher block islifted into position by the arm- 92 and lever 90. 6. The staple isdriven. 7. At this instant the paper severing knife 114 is driven by thecontact of plunger rods 60, 61, engaging the knife support 115, (seeFigs. 1 and 15), depressing the same, the spring 116 automaticallyretracts the knife o-n the up-stroke. 8. The inking arms are oscillated.9. The. type chase is brought down upon the platen 117, (see Fig. 2) andstamps impressions on the tag. 10. The operating arm 92 is disconnectedfrom the lifting lever 90 and engages with the tripping pawl 97. 11. Thearm 92 is disconnected by the tripping pawl 97, and

held in position for the'up-stroke. On the tip-stroke of 'slide 27, thefollowing time movements take place :-1. The lever 90 is tripped, theclenching block drops in position. 2. The head 55 commences to rise withthe slide. 3. Releases the contact of plungers 60, 61, from contact withthe knife support 115. 4:. The spring 4 reti-acts the knife, clearingthe way for feeding the paper. 5. The wire and paper are automaticallyfed forward one step by theA action of the driving pawl 30 and the stoppawlBl. 6. During this movement the wire formerl is raised by the action.of the spring pin 57. 7. The movement o f the bender 50 is arrested bythe stop 84. 8. Pawl 56 is moved back into position for the forwardmovement. 9. The bell crank lever 7 2 is broughtinto normal position forthe down stroke movement. i

In cutting, bending and driving staples taken from a roll of wireinserting the staples in the tags, it is necessary to employ fine wireof suiiicient rigidity to allow the limb of the staples to be driventhrough the article to `be tagged. Such Wire when drawn from the roll isapt'to curl or twist but it must be held st-raight to be properly formedinto staples and driven through the article yto be tagged. To accomplishthis the wire must be positively held after being cut' in the desiredposition for bendingv into staples and driving the same. There must beno imperfection in' this operation. To accomplish this result positivelyand successively in the proper time periods it is readily and accuratelyaccomplished as follows s-The staple bender is bifurcated, the distancebetween the limbs is the exact width of the nose of the anvil over whichthe wire is bent. Each limb of the bifurcated driver is provided with aconical eye 80 on the feeding side thereof. These eyes terminate -in the`slots of the limbs 53, which eyes and. slots' are exactly in the planevof the wire feed. The slots hold the wire in position laterally. v

The wire is supported vertically by the nose of the anvil. To moreeifectually hold the wire from bending, I provide a slot 65 in theanvil. The anvil and staple bender are normally in position to allow thewire to be fed through them on the return or up` stroke of the mainactuating member. On the -forward movement of said member thek wire issevered, butv held firmly in position and bent into staple form over theanvil by the travel of the bender 50. This feeding of the wire throughthe staple forming mechanism and holding it` firmly in place after beingsevered is a very important feature of the invention.

In orderv that the stapling of each tag shall be applied in the samerelative posivtions for each successive tag, it is essential that theWire and tag should be fed exactly in successive uniform lengths. Toaccomplish this, tension devices 'must be applied to the feeding rollwhich I have shown as adapted to feed both the wire and tag, so as tosecure a positive feeding of both tag and wire.

In practice, it is desirable to have the wire from which the staple isformed cut exactly the same length as the length of the tag, but

the 'length of the feed is, of course, due to the peripheral travel ofthe roll controlling the feed. As shown, they have the same peripheralsurface and consequently the same length when proper tension is applied.The length, however, might be changed, that is, the Wire may be madeshorter by lessen? ing the peripheral surface of the feed roll, but thesame constant length of the tag and staple must be vmaintained due to alarge number of successive feeds, in order that each succeeding staplemay be driven through the printed tag at the same point.

4Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a machine of the classdescribed, a main reciprocating member, Wire feedingl 110 rolls, meansfor applying tension thereto, means in connectionvwith saidreciprocating member for operating said rolls during one movement ofsaid reciprocating member, in combination with wire severing mechanism,115 comprising a stationary member, through which the wire is fed, avertically movable. cutter engaging said stationary member, tensionmeans or'maintaining said cutter 'in engagement with said stationarymember, 120

Wire cutting mechanism, comprising a stationary cutter member having anorice, through which the Wire is fed, a movable cutter kmembermaintained under tension against said stationary member, and movingacross said orice, connections interposed between said movable cutterand main actuating member, operated at a predetermined interval in amovement of said main actuating member, and means carried by said mainactuating member, to release said cutter mechanism, after a Wiresevering operation.

3. In a pin ticketing machine, a main actuating member, Wire feedingmechanism, wire cutting' mechanism, comprising a stationary member, anorifice through said member, through Which the Wire is fed, and

provided with a cutter surface, a movable cut-ter in engagement with thecutter surface of the stationary member, a bell crank lever connected tosaid cutter, provided Wit-h cam surfaces adapted to engage with saidmain actuating member during an interval in the movement of said mainactuating member, and means for disengaging said connection during thecontinued movement of said actuating member, after a Wire sev erance.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

FREDERICK KOHNLE.

Witnesses:

l). I. PRUGH, ANNA E. AL'rrcK.

